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Aug 08 2019
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Trump says he's considering commutation for Blagojevich
President Donald Trump says he's "very strongly" considering commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (blah-GOY'-uh-vich), who is serving a 14-year prison term for multiple federal corruption convictions. Trump suggested more than a year ago that he was considering a commutation for Blagojevich, who then filed paperwork requesting one.
The Republican president told
ABC News (Online)May 31 2013
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Arizona woman facing drug charge released in Mexico, returns to US
A U.S. woman in a Mexico prison on a drug-smuggling charge has been released.
Washington PostFeb 13 2020
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Roger Stone’s Sentence
“The four lawyers who prosecuted Roger Stone quit the case after the Justice Department overruled them and said it would take the extraordinary step of lowering the amount of prison time it would seek for President Donald Trump’s longtime ally and confidant… The department insisted the decision to undo the sentencing recommendation was made Monday night — before Trump’s tweet [criticizing the
The Flip SideMay 25 2020
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Judge strikes down 'pay to vote' rule for felons in battleground Florida
In the most significant victory for voting rights this year, a federal judge in Florida has held unconstitutional a new state requirement that felons pay their fines, fees and court costs before getting to vote again.
If the ruling, issued Sunday night by Judge Robert Hinkle in Tallahassee, survives after an expected appeal by the state, hundreds of thousands more Floridians would be
The FulcrumJun 05 2019
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Ocasio-Cortez calls for Manafort to be released from solitary confinement
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday came to the defense of Paul Manafort, arguing against holding President Trump’s former campaign chairman in solitary confinement at Rikers Island jail.
“Paul Manafort is being sent to solitary confinement in my district – Rikers Island. A prison sentence is not a license for gov torture and human rights violations. That‘s what solitary
New York Post (News)Sep 25 2015
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A papal authority fueled by humble gestures rather than fiery rhetoric
On Friday Pope Francis is set to speak at the United Nations and Ground Zero in New York before meeting with schoolchildren in Harlem and later a prison in Philadelphia.
Christian Science MonitorDec 27 2013
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Obama defense law targets sex assaults, Guantanamo Bay
President calls policy a welcome step toward closing the federal prison at Guantanamo Bay Cuba.
Washington PostMar 28 2015
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Why Utah is bringing back the firing squad for executions
The future of executions in Utah may not be lethal injections, but rather five professional shooters firing at a prisoner's heart.
On Monday, Utah became one of the few states to allow firing squads for executions after Gov. Gary Herbert signed a law approving this controversial method as a backup if the state can't restock its depleted supply of lethal injection drugs.
During a
VoxMar 25 2015
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Bergdahl Faces Life on Charges of Desertion, Misbehavior
U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, a former Taliban prisoner in Afghanistan, was formally charged on Wednesday with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, and could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted of the most serious count, the Army said. Bergdahl's attorney, Eugene Fidell of Yale Law School, said the Army had scheduled an Article 32 investigation hearing on April 22 to
Newsmax (News)Aug 13 2020
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Despite Federal Return, Capital Punishment Is Dying Out
The U.S. federal government recently ordered the death penalty to be reinstated for the first time in sixteen years and has scheduled the execution of five death row inmates. This policy change goes against the widespread trend toward fewer executions.
Twenty-one U.S. states, plus the District of Columbia, have totally abolished the death penalty for all crimes. Seven of those states
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